The Sharp AQUOS R7 released in May is on sale today at Japanese operator Softbank, priced at 189,360 yen (about 9,335.45 yuan).
The Sharp AQUOS R7 uses a 6.6-inch (WUXGA+) Pro IGZO OLED display, supports a variable refresh rate of 1~240Hz, a peak brightness of 2000 nits, 1 billion colors, is compatible with Dolby Vision, and the display and Corning Gorilla Glass Victus glass are used on the back. In terms of configuration, the phone is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, 12GB of memory, 256GB of storage space, retains a 3.5mm headphone jack, supports 1TB microSD card expansion, and FeliCa function.
In terms of cameras, the Sharp AQUOS R7 said at the time of its release that it was equipped with “the newly developed 1-inch 47MP sensor”. According to the Japanese media smhn.info that got the phone, this camera is equipped with the same Sony IMX989 CMOS as the Xiaomi Mi 12S Ultra.
It should be noted that the Sony IMX989 CMOS lens of the Xiaomi Mi 12S Ultra is 50 Megapixels, while the AQUOS R7 is 47.2 Megapixels, indicating that Sharp has done a crop.
Lei Jun revealed that the Xiaomi camera department participated in the definition of the IMX989 specification and was part of the design and verification work. The development cost of IMX989 is 15 million US dollars (about 100 million yuan), and Xiaomi and Sony each bear half. Xiaomi Mi 12S Ultra is the first imaging flagship with mass-produced and released IMX989.
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